While spotted turtles and
wood turtles are often sought after for pets,they can be difficult to
keep. The males of both spotted turtles and wood turtleswill chase the females
constantly. A wood turtle male may hold a femaleunder water until she drowns.
And adult females can be hard on juvenile males.Separation of the sexes
is often necessary.

Red,
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| pic 10 |One look at this
turtle and I was calling it Red. The red color on
the shell is a stain from living where there is a lot of coal dirt and
the minerals that go with it. While beautiful, the red colored stain does
scratch off.